Lights Out
Let's Go
Lil Wayne
Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis
22
End
214
Internal
67
Multi
197
Slant
5
Chain
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[Verse 2: Lil Wayne]
Better✦ pay attention now so you don't forget✦ later✦
I run the damn block, I oversee all of the paper✦
Don't make me take ya, play ya
I cock the Glock and spray ya
Call it a caper,✦ won't be no as-salamu alaykum
And J, he got the gauges,✦ they cocked✦ and ready✦
Make me run up in ya places✦ and pop ya daddy✦
Got them bricks rocked✦ and heavy,✦ let it be known
I cook it hard and cut 'em in zones✦ and the money✦ be gone
Then I hit a blunt to the dome, and ride when night falls
Supply✦ the white raw, if there's✦ a problem, knock ya wife off
Lock the spot down
Respect it young nigga,✦ I'm takin'✦ over✦
Now cut it with just a little bakin'✦ soda,✦ breakin' boulders
I take it out my holster and bakin'✦ soldiers whenever✦
Nigga✦ it's whatever,✦ tell ya ma to call the reverend
You see me on the block with crack, gats, and weed
Rats, plats, and ki's, that's practically me
[Chorus: Baby & Lil Wayne]
Nigga✦ I'ma✦ tell ya this, straight off the bat
I got a mac in this bag, with 20 grams of crack
Well let's go nigga,✦ see we can slide nigga✦
'Cause if you hot, then I'm hot, let's ride nigga✦
Look, I'ma✦ tell you this, straight off the top
I got a blunt, and a Glock, and a bag of rocks
Well let's go nigga,✦ let's slide nigga✦
If you hot, then I'm hot, let's ride nigga✦
[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]
See I'm a hustler, cut-throat, put rhymes✦ in mom's muffler
You can't even✦ count how many✦ times✦ the 9's bust at ya
Some of the, niggas✦ that you run with are, suckas✦ bruh
None of ya, won't leave, without some bullets✦ up in ya
Niggas✦ can't hold me down, wodie wild
'Cause all that they can hear is loud screamin' and explosive sounds
They show me how to cook that brown and rock that white
No school, put that bookbag down, pick up that knife
See that's the real reason✦ I hate to be on tour
I'd rather✦ be back on the block with a bird of that pure
Niggas✦ got it all wrong, thinkin' I'm all song
But yall gon' twist it and end up all gone
Dog-gone cocksuckers, you not thuggers
I pop dozens of Glocks, cousins, in my struggle
So stop frontin', it ain't gon' get ya everywhere✦
I'ma✦ start bustin',✦ and bullets✦ hit ya everywhere✦
[Chorus: Baby & Lil Wayne]
Nigga✦ I'ma✦ tell ya this, straight off the bat
I got a mac in this bag, with 20 grams of crack
Well let's go nigga,✦ see we can slide nigga✦
'Cause if you hot, then I'm hot, let's ride nigga✦
Look, I'ma✦ tell you this, straight off the top
I got a blunt, and a Glock, and a bag of rocks
Well let's go nigga,✦ let's slide nigga✦
If you hot, then I'm hot, let's ride nigga✦
I'ma✦ tell ya this, straight off the bat
I got a mac in this bag, with 20 grams of crack
Well let's go nigga,✦ see we can slide nigga✦
'Cause if you hot, then I'm hot, let's ride nigga✦
Look, I'ma✦ tell you this, straight off the top
I got a blunt, and a Glock, and a bag of rocks
Well let's go nigga,✦ let's slide nigga✦
If you hot, then I'm hot, let's ride nigga✦
[Outro: Baby]
Technical Breakdown
6.9
Multisyllabic Rhymes8.5
Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)
Internal Rhymes9.5
Rhymes within a line (data-driven)
Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0
Clever language, metaphors, punchlines
Cadence / Rhythm6.5
Flow variation and timing (data-driven)
Vocabulary Complexity6.0
Range and depth of words used (data-driven)
Delivery / Breath Control7.0
Performance and control
Computed Score6.93
Production
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Critic Analysis
RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™
Wayne relies on a high-intensity, aggressive flow and rapid-fire multisyllabic rhyming to drive the track, though the lyricism prioritizes street-level imagery over complex linguistic layering.
B
8.5
Multisyllabic
9.5
Internal Rhymes
6.5
Cadence / Flow
6
Vocabulary
5
Wordplay
7
Delivery
Multisyllabic internal rhymingStaccato deliveryAssonance heavy patternsList-based imagery
Rhyme Architecture: A dense, high-frequency internal rhyme scheme utilizing AAAA and AABB structures, characterized by long chains of multi-syllable endings centered on 'ay-er', 'ay-uh', and 'ee' sounds.
Verified Doubles & Entendres
"as-salamu alaykum"
① The traditional Islamic greeting meaning 'peace be upon you'.② A sarcastic remark implying that the end of the 'caper' will be death, negating the concept of peace.
"breakin' boulders"
① Literally breaking large rocks of crack cocaine for distribution.② A metaphor for the speaker's ability to destroy opponents or obstacles with force.
Exceptional rhythmic drive and cadence maintenance
High density of internal rhyming
Commanding, energetic vocal performance
Lyrical content leans heavily on repetitive genre tropes
Lack of sophisticated metaphorical layering
Reliance on shock-value imagery over narrative depth